About 2 years ago I purchased my first katana ever from this site and I couldn’t have been more excited. I had settled upon a shirasaya katana with a nice plain wood look for around $250-$300 US. It was a nice katana made from T10 Carbon steel, but it obviously was going to have its imperfections for the price. It served me well and was a great beginner katana. This time however, I wanted something a bit higher quality and with full fittings. When you look at the two blades, it is a night and day difference. Don’t get me wrong they are both magnificent looking blades, but there are basically no faults with the new blade. The hamon itself is absolutely hypnotic and of hard not to just stare at. Not only that but the sword came in a box with a protective bag that you can keep as well. The amount of craftsmanship that went into this blade compared to the other is clear. The best part was they gave me a coupon for 25% off. I could not resist buying this and I hope this blade lasts generations beyond me so I will be taking great care of it. Well worth the paying more and they gave shipping info and updates the whole way here.
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High-performance Japanese Katana Sword Primary Tamahagane Steel |
Everything on the Katana was tight, Ito wrap, the fittings, tsuba, habaki. The blade does NOT wable. Heavy duty T10, for ridged durability, and a shape and elegant taper for the blade profile. Made for an excellent bamboo cutting sword.
The blade after cutting bamboo after bamboo, (28 stalks) had preformed above my expectations. It showed no signs of chipping, wearing, or anything that would affect the blade and make it go to failure.
It was right out of the box sharp and choji oiled.
I highly recommend this katana, a very skilled craftsman had assembled and forged this T10 blade. The Hamon is absolutely perfect and authentic.
Despite the reviews on Reddit, I was a little weary of dropping that cash on a sword like this, but it is for sure worth it.
I only hope that every katana on this site is assembled, forged with such skill and pride. For a Chinese sword made with Japanese traditional smithing, I can safely say that the katana you might be looking at is worth it.
They have excellent customer service.
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel With Sunflower Tsuba |
Hello, as of today 6/14/2024 and this survey, the sword itself is awesome and we appreciate you expediting our purchase yesterday. Unfortunately, we still can not login to your website and all of our emails to you regarding website technical support, as well as the emails we sent regarding tracking and this order have gone unanswered. We have shared all of our contact information with you and it is our hope, you contact us so we can login properly before our next purchase.
Here is just one of our emails to you yesterday.
Hello, we are not sure if any of our emails have reached you, as we still have not received one email or phone call response and are still unable to login to your website to track our order. Surprisingly, we received our sword in question this afternoon and we thank you for getting this issue resolved. The sword looks and feels right and we appreciate your work and determination to get this shipped to us today. We were not expecting delivery, only a response. We do respectfully suggest you find a solution for your website problem and log in issues, we still cannot log in. We also respectably ask that customer service address the communication problems we just experienced, No responding to customer emails or phone calls is terrible business and will slowly but surely hurt what we feel is an outstanding company with a great reputation. Communication has solved almost every problem we have ever experienced in our own business and we hope to do business with you again.
Thank you for finding a solution today.
Eric Severino
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High-performance Japanese Katana Sword Primary Tamahagane Steel |
Blade is very nice, heavy but balanced, very sharp, I am very happy with my purchase
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High-performance Japanese Katana Sword Primary Tamahagane Steel |
I absolutely love my blade! Will be buying more from these guys in the future! Great quality and craftsmanship! Excellent!
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel With Sunflower Tsuba |
I don't have a pic of the sword only a video but I do have a pic of what it did to my thumb when I dropped it and reached for it mid-fall. The sword obviously came super sharp, it looked just like the pictures on the website. It cuts good (not just fingers) so please be careful. Cuts bamboo like butter. It's definitely carbon steel not stainless. The weight is good not too heavy but with enough heft it'll swing good. The hamon is beautiful, the saya feels good and durable. I've bought swords for about $200 that weren't anywhere near the quality of this sword. I got it on discount from the website, TrueKatana also upped the discount after it sat in my cart for a week so I couldn't pass it up at that point. Took about 7 days to get it even from outside the US. The only issue I've found is it needs two mekugi (pegs through the handle and tang) instead of just one. I got it for use not for show so two would've been preferable for rigidity. Also if you plan on sharpening you need the right stones to polish or it will scratch the blade. I felt good with my purchase, definitely got my money's worth. I will get another as soon as possible. Also I'm giving 5 stars because this is the first one I've bought at this price range and with only one thing I considered a con (the single mekugi) I have no reason to not give a full 5 star rating. I hope this helps anyone considering making a purchase.
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High-performance Japanese Katana Sword Primary Tamahagane Steel |
Great katana, it genuinely holds up as a true katana the T10 metal is a strong durable metal for sure!
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel Real Hamon With White Scabbard |
Place and recieved my order only to see the price has been reduced 30%...not happy that the discount wasn't applied to my order.
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon |
loved it had to order me a tachi to complete the set😍
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel Real Hamon With White Scabbard |
Love this Sword!
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel With Sunflower Tsuba |
exceeded my expectations.
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With White Scabbard |
Awesome quality and affordability.
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Authentic Japanese Katana T10 Carbon Steel Hand Forge |
Jury is still out. Fit and finish looks and feels good. Handle is wrapped tight, and nothing is loose yet. The scabbard is junk. Wood shavings are always on the blade. Blade cuts into the scabbard easily. The blade rattles around in the scabbard. The finish on the scabbard is amazing. The matte finish feels great and is easy to hold. The blue is very deep and looks amazing.
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Full Tang |
Very nice sword. Not as sharp as I thought it would be do I need to get it sharpened but overall good experience
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With White Scabbard |
I love it so much, great quality, blade is sharp , has weight to it , y’all should definitely get y’all one ,it’s amazing🤩
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With White Scabbard |
Fear team,first class experience, great service. First class product. Thank you all , Best Regards Roger.
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon |
Great price and a great quality product. You can't go wrong with the purchase of the items from Truekatana
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With White Scabbard |
My order arrive in record time and was as specified. Very pleased with the merchandise and the service. Thanks
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High-performance Japanese Katana Sword Primary Tamahagane Steel |
Ordered this sword for training
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon |
I am a collector of Katanas and a Iado practitioner.
True Katana is a great place to find that perfect sword for whatever you have plans for...be it iado katas or cutting tatami mats this site has what your looking for in every price range.
Thank you True Katana
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon |
Excellent quality. My first of what I hope to be a large collection. Very happy with this katana and the customer service.
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Handmade Japanese Samurai Sword Damascus Steel Real Hamon With Blue Scabbard |
Phenomenal craftsmanship
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel With Sunflower Tsuba |
This sword is absolutely beautiful and solidly constructed. The leather wrapping of the saya is nice and tight, grip is wrapped well, and the tsuba is solid. T10 carbon steel is great quality for the price and the blade is nice and sharp. I’m very happy with my purchase.
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel With Sunflower Tsuba |
Absolutely love my Katana. Easy to track and arrived in good time. Quality product. Thank you, True Katana!
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel With Sunflower Tsuba |
She’s happy!
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Carbon Steel Real Hamon With White Scabbard |
This white Katana was purchased as a gift for my daughter and I was amazed by the quality and workmanship of this sword.
The Hamon is very pronounced and absolutely awesome looking and the Bohi is perfect from habaki to the tip of the blade...the sword feels light in the hand is a perfect match for a smaller user or a young woman in this case..thank you True Katana.
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel With White Scabbard |
Nice sharp beautiful pattern blade
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Handmade Japanese Katana Sword T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel Real Hamon |